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How can I change calendar/contacts sync setting for iPhone?
I recently upgraded to iTunes 11.0.1.12.
When I plug my iPhone 4 (iOS 5.1.1) into the computer, I noticed that under the "Info" tab, "Sync Contacts" and "Sync Calendars" don't have any options ...
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How can I configure Mac Terminal to have color ls output?
How can I configure Mac Terminal to have color ls output?
I am using MacOS 10.5
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Alternative to Windows Snipping Tool for Mac OSX
Is there something like the Windows Snipping Tool for OSX?
For those, who don't know about the tool, it's an easy to use software to take snapshot of any portion of screen, and is really useful in ...
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How can I open a .pkg file manually?
Some applications come in .pkg files, and ask for you administrator password, even if all they do is copy the binary to /Applications.
I like to have my applications in ~/Applications, and I do not ...
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Preventing reply-alls from Group MMS text messages?
I have some family members with iPhones. They have figured out how to send text messages to multiple recipients: start a new Message, and add multiple contacts in the To line. Unfortunately, they ...
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How to set up new iPhone without deleting its data?
I had my first iPhone synched with my Macbook, then I bought a second iPhone, a 3GS, and I still haven't synchronized it with my Macbook. In fact, I'm not sure I set this 3GS up with any computer at ...
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How to connect two non-Thunderbolt displays to the Macbook Pro 2011 via Thunderbolt?
I have the VGA and HDMI adapters for my Macbook Pro 2011, but can only connect one display at a time - neither adapter has a female Thunderbolt connector to act as a passthrough.
My understanding is ...
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Is there an Adobe Flash Player type of software for an iPad 2?
I need to use my iPad 2 to look at product websites, and most of them require Adobe Flash Player to enable you to see the products. This is incompatible with iPad so is there an alternative, where can ...
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How can I create iPhone screenshots without the lock button?
Is there any way to create a screenshot of an iPhone without using the combination home+lock button? Is there an app for jailbroken phones? Something else?
I do not have a Mac; only Windows.
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iMessage won't send?
My messages on iMessage won't send. It allows me to type the message and hit the send button but it won't deliver. iMessage is on in settings and I've tried reseting network settings on my recently ...
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How can I change the colors of calendars on iOS5
Supposedly, you can change the colors of calendars from the iPhone now. How!? (In particular, I'm trying to do it for google calendars synced via exchange, but I can't see how to do it with iCloud ...
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How can I access my Photostream on Windows?
I'm trying to swipe a couple photostream pictures onto a borrowed windows laptop, but I can't find any way to do that via the web.
Can I access my photostream in any way other than iTunes? I'd rather ...
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How do you remove Safari 6 on Mac OS X 10.7.4
I understand there was a uninstaller for Safari 6 beta (is that available anywhere?) but it seems no longer available in the Apple Dev Center, and I am on Safari 6 release version.
I need to remove ...
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Why does my iPhone flash when I receive a message?
After the recent iOS upgrade, my iPhone flashes every time I receive a text message, and I can't find a way to turn it off. I checked the setting but there are no options where I can disable it from ...
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Bootcamp touchpad drivers fail to install on Windows 8 RTM
I've just upgraded my bootcamp partition from Windows 7 to Windows 8 RTM on a MacBook Air (2011 Core i7) and have been utterly and entirely unable to get the touchpad to work.
Things I've tried:
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What un(der)-documented features have you stumbled upon in Mountain Lion?
This question serves to share and collect the enhancements which are not documented by Apple, or documented poorly.
Please justify your answer; if it is something that is well documented by Apple and ...
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How can I restore an iCloud backup to a new device?
I have a new iPad And am trying to restore it from the back up of my old iPad. iCloud storage shows 3 backups - my iPhone, my old iPad and the new iPad (empty).
How do I get the old iPad backup on ...
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Can't delete music from iTunes
When I connect my iPod or iPhone to iTunes on a MacBook Pro, it will look like this picture attached. When I right-click on a song to delete it, there is no delete option. What am I doing wrong? This ...
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How do I temporarily disable or mute Messages (iMessage) on OS X?
I use Apple's iMessage across several devices, including my (OS X Lion) Mac, using the recent Messages beta.
However, the application has some undesired behaviour.
When I quit Messages, it will ...
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Is there a way to see the time that a photo was taken on the iPhone?
Sometimes I took a photo using my iPhone, and then later on, I wonder how long I have been there at that location, I thought of checking when the last photo was taken, and can tell the time when I ...
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Can I send an iMessage to a iPad user from my iPhone?
I'm amazed I can't figure this out - my friend has an iPad running iOS5. He can send me an iMessage to my phone using my AppleID. But (outside of replying to his message) there is no way for me to ...
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How do I download Xcode 4.4 without using the App Store?
Following an upgrade to Mountain Lion, Xcode 4.3 no longer functions. I need 4.4.
Download link
I've not been able to get a link for Xcode 4.4, has anyone else found it?
Reasons for not using the ...
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iTunes 11: Sorting albums by year
Is there a way of sorting albums for an artist by year in iTunes?
For example: "Coda" is actually Led Zeppelin's last album, but it appears first for me in iTunes. I'd prefer it if it sorted albums ...
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How to change computer name so terminal displays it in Mac OS X Mountain Lion?
When I setup my computer I named it "Scott's MacBook Pro". And so when I go to System preferences->Sharing, it says Scott's MacBook Pro there as my computer name. However, opening up a terminal gives ...
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Why isn't iTunes shuffle random?
This is a problem that has bugged me for the last 5 years, across multiple devices, operating systems and installs of iTunes and iPods.
I have found that the iTunes shuffle feature does not randomly ...
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How to seamlessly sync contacts and calendars across devices?
I currently have all my contacts and calendars on my Mac, but would like to sync them over the air with my other devices (iPod, iPad and Android phone). I also want it to be multidirectional: being ...
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How to delete a podcast from new ios6 Podcast app?
The new ios 6 has Podcasts broken out into their own application.
I've got a bunch of old podcasts there for some reason. I can figure out how to delete all the episodes, but I can't figure out how ...
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What tiny thing in iOS 5 makes you smile, or has caught you off guard?
iOS 5 is here! Geofencing, new Voices in Voice Command/Siri, and Notification Center for all!
We all know how heartfelt iOS makes you seem (Cards), how much control it gives you for managing your ...
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How to get gmail contacts on my iphone?
Under the 'settings' -> 'mail contacts calendars' -> gmail
there is no option to sync the contacts
what's the workaround?
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How can I play music from my iPhone through my computer?
Now that I've had my iPhone for a few months, I'm trying an experiment to see if I can't replace the laptop I carry around with my iPhone + internet connected computer. To this end, I've been trying ...
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What's the best way to edit Microsoft Word documents on iPad?
I'm on the road and have the need to update my CV which is a Microsoft Word document. My CV is accessible via WebDav but I've also got it stored on the iPad using the Synology DS File app.
What is ...
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What is the best version of iOS to use on an iPhone 3G?
my girlfriend is currently using an iPhone 3G (iOS version 3.1.3 - 7E18) and I've noticed it can be very sluggish. She doesn't use it for much more than the usual messaging/safari/mail. Compared to my ...
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How to turn Mac OS X Lion into a web server?
After using MAMP for ages, I found out I could actually use Snow Leopard's built-in Apache server. Now that I've upgraded to Lion, I have no idea how to do this anymore.
Do you know how to turn my ...
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Mountain Lion with Java 7 only
I performed a clean installation of Mountain Lion and installed JDK7.
java -version in Terminal returns java version "1.7.0_05" correctly, still Java Preferences and some other Java programs (such as ...
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Why is iCloud not syncing my calendars on my iOS devices?
When I create or update a calendar event on one device, it is not being propagated to my other devices via iCloud despite having iCloud enabled for calendars on all my devices and the Apple ID being ...
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Stop iMessages from coming to my Mac
When I send messages from my iPhone (A) to another iPhone (B), the responses from B keep coming to my Mac and do not appear on my phone (A), even when I have iMessages closed. This is maddening. How ...
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Can I stream any video played with VLC player to Apple TV?
Can I stream any video played with VLC player to Apple TV ?
Any additional plug-in for it...?
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2 Apple IDs on one device?
This is probably a stupid question but can you have multiple Apple ID's on the same iOS device?
My Girlfriend and I have both got an iPad and an iPod Classic and may well be getting iPhones at some ...
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How can you send the same text to multiple people without it being a group message?
Suppose that I want to send "Happy Thanksgiving!" to 35 different people, but I do not want it to be treated as a group message. How can this be accomplished on the iPhone 4S (with or without ...
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How can I export SMS text messages from my iPhone?
When answering this question, please note if the solution is:
For Windows and/or Mac OS X users
The price of the solution
If you have successfully—and actually—used the solution
Potential ...
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Will an Airport Express extend the Wi-Fi of another-non Apple Access Point?
My colleague has a cheap Cisco Access Point on another floor. The wireless is very spotty.
He is using a Mac Pro.
Will an Airport Express work to extend this network?
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Is it better for iOS to sync Gmail contacts using Exchange ActiveSync or the CardDAV protocol?
To date I've been using Google Sync as an Exchange account to synchronize contacts between Gmail and my iPhone. However, Google very recently announced support for syncing Gmail contacts using ...
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How to use SMTP and IMAP with iCloud email?
I've never used @me.com or @mac.com emails before. Neither did I use MobileMe.
So when the iCloud came out last night I created @me.com email account this morning. Registration on its own went just ...
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Joining to MS Active Directory Domain in Mountain Lion?
Having some errors when I try to join our University active directory...
Any ideas?
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How to search by image from the iPad?
Google only allows image search from the camera directly (and not the gallery), but doesn't allow iPad users to search by uploading an existing image or typing a specific URL.
How can I search by ...
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How can I sync all of my email addresses in the icloud?
I just got an ipad and I'm trying to sync all of my email addresses across all of my devices, including my imac and iphone. I already had an apple id and had the icloud set up for my iphone and imac ...
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Where are Microsoft Office for Mac My Templates stored?
Where do Word for Mac and Powerpoint for Mac store user templates?
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How can I hide my texts when my screen is locked?
I had that option before and the recent update messed all my settings up:( now I can't hide my texts. I don't want people at work seeing my texts. I have my phone locked but everyone still can read ...
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Which OS X Applications do you find indispensable?
Please Search Prior To Posting!
There are many applications already listed. In all likelihood, this includes the one you are thinking of. Please check the existing answers to avoid duplicates, and ...
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Can I change the brightness on a secondary display?
I have a MBP with a secondary display. Is is possible to have the brightness keys (F1 & F2) change both the main display (laptop screen) and the secondary display (a VGA external monitor connected ...
